Kii-Temma Station

Kii-Temma Station (紀伊天満駅, Kii-Temma-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kii-Temma-eki

紀伊天満駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Temma Station
Kii-Temma Station, August 2005
General information
Location415-3, Temma, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5331
Japan
Coordinates33°38′12.13″N 135°56′4.5″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance193.9 km (120.5 mi) from Kameyama
13.78 km (8.56 mi) from Shingū
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 December 1912 (1912-12-04)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Previous namesNachiguchi (1912 - 1917)
Temma (1917 - 1934)
Passengers
FY201942 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Nachi
Toward Shingū
  Local   Kii-Katsuura
Toward Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Kii-Temma Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Temma Station
Kii-Temma Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Temma Station is located in Japan
Kii-Temma Station
Kii-Temma Station
Kii-Temma Station (Japan)

Lines

Kii-Temma Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 193.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 13.7 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Nanki: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Nachi   Local   Kii-Katsuura

History

Kii-Temma Station opened as Nachiguchi Station (那智口駅) on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. On December 4, 1917, the name was changed to Tenma Station (天満駅) . The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, at which time the name was changed to its present name. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

  • Nachi beach
  • Nachikatsuura Municipal Nachi Junior High School
  • Nachi Tenma Post Office
  • Nachikatsuura Town Gymnasium
  • Nachikatsuura Town Hot Spring Hospital

See also

References

  1. Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
  2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. 和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行) [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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